In Transit: Jacobia Dahm's Photography

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  • The Prison Buses Jacobia Dahm 1

    Krystal has three children, but since only three people can visit and any one time and so no-one feels left out, Krystal sometimes makes the trip twice, traveling 48 hours in one stretch.

  • The Prison Buses Jacobia Dahm 2

    The Visitor Center of Orleans Correctional Facility, a men's prison 370 miles northwest of New York City. Visitor Centers tend to be full of handwritten notes that advise visitors how to behave. 

  • The Prison Buses Jacobia Dahm 4

    Art on Visitor Center walls.

  • The Prison Buses Jacobia Dahm 3

    Polaroid of Candis, daughter, and husband. 

  • The Prison Buses Jacobia Dahm 5

    Candis and daughter dozing on the bus on the way home from a prison visit. A bus ride costs $65 per adult and $30 per child, a substantial sum for families, many of whom struggle to make ends meet and are effectively single-parent households.